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Shepparton Hotels History:
This is the list of the Shepparton Hotels and their order of being built: 1853 - Parson's Inn (later known as Prince of Wales Inn), 1873 - Shepparton Hotel, The Bush Inn, Criterion Hotel, Royal Hotel, Farmer's Arms Hotel, Commercial Hotel, Terminus Hotel, Goulburn Valley Hotel, Union Hotel (now The Aussie), Victoria Hotel. Several of the original hotels were mostly wooden structures and were destroyed by fire - the Goulburn Valley, the Union, the Court House, the Terminus and the Commercial. |
List of Shepparton Hotels:
Parson's Inn (Prince of Wales Inn) Shepparton Hotel Bush Inn Farmers Arms Hotel Criterion Hotel Court House Hotel |
Royal Hotel
Commercial Hotel Terminus Hotel Goulburn Valley Hotel The Aussie Hotel (was the Union) Victoria Hotel |
Terminus Hotel
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Shepparton's Terminus Hotel has been in existence for
nearly 140 years, undergoing several reincarnations tlIroughout its history. It has recently been offered for sale by the present owners, this may see the end of years of continuous ownership and service to the community by members of the Stainsby family. A brief history of the hotel is as follows: (Extract from Shepparton News Sept 2009) 1878 Coghlan's Hotel built (details are sketchy) 1880 Rail came to Shepparton 1881 Mid 1880's Hotel changed to Coghlan's Terminus Hotel (terminus of railway line) 1885 Agnes Houston was born in Scotland 1916 Licencee of Terminus Hotel, James McDonald charged with selling adulterated whisky 1918 Original weatherboard hotel burnt down. Rebuilt as a single story brick structure to a design by well known local architect J.A.K. Clarke. 1921 Agnes and John Houston migrated to Australia with daughter Margaret 1928 Bryant and Shiel sell their Goulburn Valley hotels, including the Terminus, Court House and Union in Shepparton, the Royal Mail and Commercial in Mooroopna, Tallygaroopna's Victoria, Dookie's Gladstone and the Pine Lodge Hotel. 1938 Major renovation to building adding a first story and changing facade to classic art deco 1941 Agnes Houston opened account with Carlton and United Breweries 27 July. Agnes took over lease of Terminus Hotel the following day 1943 Bob Stainsby sent to Shepparton by the P.M.G. to build Radio Australia. He stayed at the Terminus Hotel where he met Margaret Houston. They married in 1944 1945 Margaret became licensee of hotel as Agnes Houston had lost her licence for allowing S.P. bookmakers on the premises 1950 Bob and Margaret's first child, Robert is born 1955 Fire damages dining room and kitchen, alarm raised by four year old son Robert. A daughter Diane Margaret born to Bob and Margaret 1960 Third child Karen Charlotte Stainsby born 1961 Stainsby family purchase freehold of hotel 1971 Drive in bottle shop built 1972 Major bar renovation and bistro built 1973 Robert Stainsby (jnr) starts work in hotel 1978 Agnes Houston passes away. She served in the bar until shortly before her death 1983 "Pippins" a classy wine bar is built 1985 Diane's husband Ern Meharry starts work as bottle shop manager 1986 Daughter Karen starts working at the hotel 1992 Margaret Stainsby passes away 1995 Exterior of hotel restored to Art Deco splendour 1996 Ownership of hotel passes to the three children Robert, Diane and Karen. 2001 The family celebrates 60 years and four generations in the business 2017 The Terminus Hotel advertised for sale |
Coglan's Hotel pre Terminus built 1880s
Terminus Hotel 1950s
Shepparton News 2017
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